More than 100,000 students left in lurch as university teachers strike

More than 100,000 students left in lurch as university teachers strike

Union representating university faculty, state system fail to reach deal

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Updated: 11:14 AM CST Jan 4, 2017

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LLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY.
APPROXIMATELY 5500 FACULTY
MEMBERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
REPRESENTED BY THE STRIKING
UNION. AT MILLERSVILLE...300
PROFESSORS ARE PART OF THE
UNION AND THEY ARE SCATTERED
ACROSS THE CAMPUS RIGHT NOW
PICKETING. THE STRIKE
STARTED AT 5 OCLOCK THIS
MORNING. IT EFFECTS MORE
THAN 100,000 STUDENTS
STATEWIDE. MILLERSVILLE
PROFESSORS SAY SPIRITS ARE
HIGH..THEY WANT MORE
COMPETITIVE CONTRACTS TO
RECRUIT AND RETAIN FACULTY.
<"the faculty that come here
mostly stay here their whole
career and we want to make
sure that keeps on happening.">
3
STUDENTS SHOULD GO TO
CLASS TODAY BECAUSE PROFESSORS
COULD DECIDE TO SHOW UP.
HOWEVER A GROUP OF
MILLERSVILLE STUDENTS ARE
PLANNING TO SKIP CLASS AND

More than 100,000 students left in lurch as university teachers strike

Union representating university faculty, state system fail to reach deal